Is there a higher risk of a complicated course of hepatitis A in kidney transplant patients?

•HAV in kidney transplant patients is associated with an increased ICU stay and liver failure, suggesting a more fulminant course of disease.•In a cohort of 106 hemodialysis patients, we found a high anti-HAV IgG prevalence of 69.8%.•This case highlights the need of scaling up preventative measures...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical virology 2020-10, Vol.131, p.104610-104610, Article 104610
Hauptverfasser:	Hanssen, D.A.T., Dackus, J., Posthouwer, D., Vennema, H., van Loo, I.H.M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Fulminant hepatitis Hepatitis A Immunity Kidney transplant recipient Solid organ transplant recipient
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